2 Your Health: Walk to boost your brain
WCBD-TV Charleston Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:02 PM PST
Walking may slow cognitive decline in adults diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as benefiting brains of healthy adults. |
Mayo Clinic Study Finds Aggressive Surgery is Best for Children with Brain Tumors
Business Wire Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:38 PM PST
ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new Mayo Clinic study found that children with low-grade brain tumors (gliomas) who undergo aggressive surgery to completely remove the tumor have an increased chance of overall survival. If complete removal is not possible, adding radiation therapy to a less complete surgery provides patients with the same outcomes as a complete removal. This study was ... |
Vitamin E 'affects stroke risk'
Luton Today Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:27 PM PST
“Taking vitamin E could slightly increase the risk of a particular type of stroke,†reported BBC News. It said that a study has found that for every 1,250 people taking vitamin E, there is the chance of one extra haemorrhagic stroke - bleeding in the brain. |
Breakfast benefits Foster Wyant
Chambersburg Public Opinion Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:46 PM PST
The Missionary Society of John Wesley AME Zion Church, Chambersburg, on Dec. 4 will host a benefit breakfast for Foster Wyant, 6, who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. |
UW-Madison study links brain damage to insomnia
University of Wisconsin - Madison Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:35 PM PST
Madison, Wisconsin - This may not help you sleep better at night, but it does offer a tantalizing clue to the physiology of insomnia: People with damage to a specific spot in their brains report being unable to fall or stay asleep. |
Gene Therapy Prevents Memory Problems In Mice With Alzheimer's Disease
redOrbit Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:18 PM PST
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) in San Francisco have discovered a new strategy to prevent memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Humans with AD and mice genetically engineered to simulate the disease have abnormally low levels of an enzyme called EphB2 in memory centers of the brain. Improving EphB2 levels in such mice by gene therapy ... |
NYT: A dying banker's last instructions
MSNBC Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:47 AM PST
NYT: “This is one of the true benefits of having a brain tumor,†Gordon Murray said, laughing. “Everyone wants to hear what you have to say.†|
Color-changing 'blast badge' detects exposure to explosive shock waves
Science Daily Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:26 AM PST
Mimicking the reflective iridescence of a butterfly's wing, investigators have developed a color-changing patch that could be worn on soldiers' helmets and uniforms to indicate the strength of exposure to blasts from explosives in the field. Future studies aim to calibrate the color change to the intensity of exposure to provide an immediate read on the potential harm to the brain and the ... |
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